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No. 65,685. Patented June 11', I1.867

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'110.' MOORE, OF. SPRINGFIIlLl),l MASSAGHUSETTSASSIGNOR 'IO HIMSELF tAND CHARLES ROBINSON, OF-THE SAMEPLACFA Lettere .Patent No. 65,685,dated JuneA 11, 1867'.

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To ALL WHoM ir MAY ooNcERN:

Be it known that I,H. C. MOORE, of Springfield, in the county ofHampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Skate;and I do hereby declare that the'following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsmaking partof ,this spcification- Figure 1 being a top -.view oftheskate.

Figure 2,4 a. bottom view thereof.

Figure 3, a side view of the same.

Like letters designa-te corresponding-parts in all of the figures.

The toe-plate A and heel-plate D of the skate are separate, and at some*distance from each other, andthcy are respectively attached to the twoends ofthe runner B. The runner is more or less elastic, and thus it isallowed to bendor yield in the middle, giving elasticity and separatemovement to the toes and heel of the foot. The toe-clamps C C haveanchesc c, which extend transversely under the ioe-plnte A, and areguided and limited in movement byslots 'it' in the ilanches c c,and-studs or screws Z b passing through saidslots into the toe-plate,substantially as represented. The clamps are adjusted out and in to,suit the size of the boot orI shoe, by means of hook or saw-teethnotches' ZZ, in the adjacent edges of tiie fiariche's c c, hooking intoeach other as represented, and holding one another in place. Athumb-screw, s, fig. 3, passing upthrough the supporting part a of therunner, by the side of one ofthe anches c c, keeps the teethintcrlockcd. When the teeth are to be changed to adjust the clamps, thescrew is turned out till the anches are free to separate. Then when theyare intermatehed again in the'ldesired position,.thc screw s is againturned in, and locks them together; The other edge ofthe two lappingfianches abuts against the sideof'ihe notch or mortise of the runner inwhich they slide. This adjustment of'the toelclamps can be done athome,'befo'e going on the ice, and, once adjusted to a pair ofl boots orshoes, need not be changed -till they arcrequired to be adjusted toother' b'oots or shoes. The skate is fastened tothe boot or shoe at theheel, there being a heel-clamp E at the rear end of the skate to. fitthe rear end of the boot or shoe heel. This heel-clamp isadjustedforward or back- 4ward, to suit the length of boot or shoe, by means ofhook-teeth ff on the edges of its flanche, tting into correspondingnotches in the heel-plate I), substantially as shown. The adjustment iseffected by raising the Hauch e above the heel-plate, and shifting theteeth and notches as desired. The Hauch is secured in place by v ascrewLbolt, g, which passes down through a longitudinal slot therein,and through a hole in the heel-plate and. upperpart of the runner. Itisheld in place by a nut, t, screwing upon it below the said heelplate andpart o f the'runner. Toallow the iianch of the heel-clamp to be raised,for shifting positions, the nut tis unscrewed till the shifting can becti'ected, and then it is tightened again on the screw.- The skate isfastened to the heel of the boot or shoe by means of a cani oreccentric, G, located just in front of the boot or shoe heel', andturning'in bearings d which project upward from the heel-plate D. Thiseccentric has a handle, p, attached .to it, by which to workit, andpreferably has cross-notches, or equivalent roughened surfacem, .on thebearing side, to Aenable it to hold more securely. To fasten the skate,thc handle-p is turned up toward the position-shown by red lines in g.3, far enough to allow the heel of the boot or shoe to be insertedbetween the cam G andheelfclamp E. The handlep leihen-turned toward theposition shown by black lines in fig. 3,

l thereby causing the eccentric to wedge itself against the boot or shoeheel till it holdsthe skate 'withvsuiiicient force and security. Anytendency of the boot or shoe heel tro work out only causes the eccentricto wedge more tightly. When the skate is to be taken off, the handle pis raised again, and the skate is at once released. This means ofattaching the skate is simple, secure, and firm; and yet is veryconvenient, and' leaves the foot free and uncramped in the. hoot orshoe.

What I claim ns my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The hook-notches l l, in the adjacent edges of the hanches ofthe'toe-clamps, incornbination with the thumbi Screw s, which holds theila-aches together, substantially us and for the purpose' specified.

I also claim the combination of the-l1ooknotchesff, in the edges of theanch of the heel-clamp, the corresponding notched opening in theheel-plate D, the bolt grandnut l, substantially as and for vthe purposeherein specified. j

I also claim the notched eccentric with its handle p, turning up anddown under the foot, and arranged so that it tightens moro securelyas'the heel tends lto work outhsubstantiallly herein specied.

I The above specication of my improved skate signed by me this fifteenthday of February, ,1867.

I H. C.- MOORE.

Witnesses:

H. W. Boswonrs, A. M. (Bouman

